“For the
time
has come
for judgment
to begin at
the house of
God; and if
it begins
with us
first, what
will
be
the end of
those who do
not obey the
gospel of
God?” (1
Peter 4:17)
“Why come
out from
among them,
and be you
separate,
said the
Lord, and
touch not
the unclean
thing; and I
will receive
you,”
(2
Corinthians
6:17)
I sit here
today in awe
of what I
continue to
see
happening in
rapid
progression,
right
in-our-faces
in the name
of
“America.”
To see
things we
hold in high
regard be
treated with
such
disdain. The
Constitution
is being
subverted on
every level.
The Second
Amendment is
being
“targeted”
for
dissolution,
yet our
government
is buying
rounds of
ammo at an
alarming
rate and
sending
ammunitions
to terrorist
that seek
our demise.
The American
Flag is
burned and
desecrated.
Traditional
marriages
are
ridiculed,
same sex
exalted. We
are subject
to speech
after speech
filled with
lie after
lie. It
makes the
patriotic
side of your
blood boil,
does it not?
But there is
a greater
evil taking
place “in
church.”
Churches
today are
desiring
unity at ALL
cost, even
at the
expense of
truth. They
want
allegiance
to “their”
self-titled
“church”
while they
themselves
have sold
out the
gospel in
order to
sell
messages of
their own
making. You
can NOT call
a message
you share
from Google
(or whatever
is
trending):
“The Word of
the Lord”
when it’s
just NOT!
Jeremiah
23:30 should
merit a very
sober look
at the
practice of
not using
God’s Word
all future
“sermon
series” yet
this
practice is
a very
common mode
of operation
thanks to
the “church
growth”
techniques
being
espoused
today.
“Church
growth?” The
church can’t
truly grow
in number
apart from
gospel
conversion.
Now, a man
made
assembly
can
grow by
carnal means
and that is
happening
all over
America, YET
these places
that are
“growing”
are doing so
void of
biblical
means.
Apostate!
Oh sure,
they use
“Jesus’
Name” and
they might
quote a
Scripture or
two, but
they are
preaching
another
gospel. “Sin
in your
heart, sin
in your life
without
biblical
repentance?”
Then repeat
after me, is
NOT the
gospel. The
apostle Paul
warned IF
anyone comes
preaching
“another
gospel” than
the one “we
brought to
you, let
them be
accursed.”
That is the
same apostle
Paul who
proclaimed,
“I have
decided to
know nothing
amongst you
but Jesus
Christ and
Him
crucified.
For I am NOT
ashamed of
the gospel
for IT is
the power of
God unto
salvation.”
Paul in
writing to
Timothy
warned of
those who
would hold
to a form of
godliness
but be
absent of
power, to
stay away
from such.
That would
be a strong
admonition
to hold any
assembly
called
“church”
under a
strong
examination.
To make sure
that there
is a
frequent and
biblical
presentation
of the
gospel. Why?
So we can be
Pharisees or
critical?
NO, because
we are told
to be good
Bereans, to
“take heed
and let no
man deceive
you.” Asking
for biblical
accountability
is not
spreading
poison or
spewing.
It’s a
loving
request that
begs for
God’s Word
to be true
and every
man induced
doctrine or
milquetoast
“feel good”
sermon to be
a liar.
A desire to
be
disciplined
in following
hard after
God’s Word
and not the
dictates and
traditions
of men
(making the
Word of God
of no
effect) is
very
necessary.
Sadly,
today, there
truly is a
“famine in
the land”
because
pulpits have
decided they
need
“numbers”
more than
they need
GOD! That is
just the
truth. The
golden calf
was erected
out the very
same
mindset! I
don’t share
what I share
to be
critical. I
share what I
share to
sound an
alarm to
“stop and
think” and
look from
where WE
have fallen
in this
generation.
We have
entire
movements in
the land,
selling out
for deeds
and titles,
very much
like the
Royals in
the movie
Brave Heart.
Many are
using their
pulpits to
build a
“better
life” on a
planet that
is headed
for
tremendous
travail.
They come to
us Sunday
after Sunday
with a
sermon
series that
sounds much
more like
Oprah or Dr.
Phil,
because
we’ve had
“itching
ears.” But
the messages
are
deceptively
deadly. You
see it would
be very much
like calling
everyone to
have a
picnic,
while
knowing
there is a
deadly storm
brewing.
That would
be criminal.
Imagine
this:
Tomorrow
your town is
going to get
hit by an
F-5 Super
Storm of
some kind.
Some people
who have the
resources to
know this
ahead of
time, and
they see
what’s
coming BUT
because they
don’t want
to tell you
bad news,
they choose
to share a
forecast
from a whole
other day
and time,
promising
clear and
sunny skies.
You LOVE
their
weather
report! You
cheer and
plan...YEAH!
You go about
your
business
thinking all
is well,
until you
hear:
“URGENT
WEATHER
ALERT. A F-5
storm is
imminently
close to
your life
and you have
no time to
prepare!”
Today,
pulpits have
the
resources to
prepare the
way, but
will tell
you this is
your “best
life now,”
or things
are going to
be GR8R, but
that’s not a
true
forecast. I
pray they
repent of
this and
hurry up and
take their
place in
sharing the
truth. (GR8R
is a current
“in thing”
trending on
the
seeker-friendly
circuit by
Steven
Furtick.)
Planet
Earth! A
huge storm
coming,
please take
shelter!
John the
Baptist came
preaching,
“Repent for
the kingdom
of God is at
hand.”
Today,
sadly, many
modern
ministers
come
preaching
whatever
“sells.” If
you can
“google”
churches and
their “must
hear sermon
series”
you’ll find
it isn’t hot
off the
altar but
rather hot
off the
seeker-friendly
Top 100.
This isn’t
“going to
church.” It
is seeking a
modern day
golden calf.
(“Faithful
are the
wounds of a
friend.”) If
what we’re
buying into,
we would no
way want to
share in
Syria or
Egypt with
the
persecuted
church, then
we shouldn’t
be consuming
it here. The
world is in
GRAVE danger
and it isn’t
getting
GR8R, and if
you’re
hearing that
it is, I’m
sorry but
read your
Bible.
“But know
now this, in
the last
days
perilous
times WILL
come (2
Timothy
3:1a).
If McDonalds
took down
the golden
arches,
stopped
serving the
Big Mac, the
Quarter
Pounder,
Happy Meals
and French
fries, it
wouldn’t be
McDonalds
anymore.
They might
still call
it that but
it would
have lost
the
essentials
of what
everyone
came to know
about what
made
McDonalds
the place it
is.
Today,
“churches”
have taken
down the
cross,
stopped
preaching
the gospel,
have diluted
messages,
taking out
the
essentials
of
repentance,
the blood,
holiness,
substitutionary
atonement,
the wrath of
God, the
fear of God,
and hell.
They might
still call
themselves a
“church” but
they have
taken out
every
biblical
thing that
would make
them a
church.
If we want
self-help
(self-delusion)
we can turn
on Oprah or
Dr. Phil. We
don't need
that! What
we need is a
move of God
that
restores
prayer and
the Gospel
of Jesus
Christ into
their proper
place, which
in a
nutshell
means we
NEED God!
“This is all
the more
urgent, for
you know how
late it is;
time is
running out.
Wake up, for
our
salvation is
nearer now
than when we
first
believed”
(Romans
13:11).
Islam is
hell bent on
a mission to
take their
world for
Allah. I
would highly
recommend
the book of
Habakkuk as
something
eerily
similar to
the time we
find
ourselves.
God is no
respecter of
persons and
if we see
fellow
believers
being killed
left and
right all
over the
planet, then
we URGENTLY
need to
“stop
playing
church” and
fast. We
need to be
disciplined
in preparing
our hearts
and minds to
“count the
cost” and
realize that
“to live is
Christ” and
“to die is
gain.”
I’ve written
this before
and I will
write it
again. If
Paul Revere
were alive,
he’d be
riding
through the
streets of
America
shouting,
“Islam is
coming,
Islam is
coming,” but
he would be
too late. If
the prophet
Jeremiah
were alive,
he’d be
weeping. If
John the
Baptist were
alive, he’d
be preparing
the way, and
IF Noah were
alive he’d
be entering
the ark.
If you can’t
see how late
it is on
planet
Earth, I’d
submit it’s
only because
you aren’t
paying
attention.
If you are
reading this
and your
heart is
scoffing, if
you are
making like
the evil
servant in
Luke 12 who
says in his
heart “My
master
delays His
coming,” I
would beg
and plead
with you to
stop and
think.
Israel is
being
incredibly
pressured,
by America
no less, to
divide its
land for
peace.
Because of
how we are
treating
Israel we
are reaping
much harm.
It will ONLY
get worse. I
have read
and studied
my Bible and
all the
commentaries
on America
and its
place in the
end times.
One thing is
for certain:
We are NOT
mentioned in
any form of
grandeur,
which tells
me that we
WILL
decrease so
that the New
World Order
can
increase.
In the
easiest
comparison,
America and
planet Earth
as a whole
is the
Titanic and
it HAS
struck an
iceberg.
Some will
hear this
and not
hear, some
will read
and not
believe. But
by faith,
this is what
the
Scripture
says:
“But the day
of the Lord
will come as
a thief in
the night,
in which the
heavens will
pass away
with a great
noise, and
the elements
will melt
with fervent
heat; both
the earth
and the
works that
are in it
will be
burned up.
Therefore,
since all
these things
will be
dissolved,
what manner
of persons
ought you to
be in holy
conduct and
godliness,
looking for
and
hastening
the coming
of the day
of God,
because of
which the
heavens will
be
dissolved,
being on
fire, and
the elements
will melt
with fervent
heat?
Nevertheless
we,
according to
His promise,
look for new
heavens and
a new earth
in which
righteousness
dwells” (2
Peter 3:10).
GREAT NEWS!
Jesus said
in John
14.1-3:
“Let not
your heart
be troubled;
you believe
in God,
believe also
in Me.
In My
Father’s
house are
many
mansions; if
it were
not
so,
I would have
told you. I
go to
prepare a
place for
you.
And if I go
and prepare
a place for
you, I will
come again
and receive
you to
Myself; that
where I am,
there
you may be
also.
If we who
have eyes to
see, can see
and if we
who have
ears to hear
can hear, we
need to see
and hear
that this
life is but
a vapor and
its reaching
a real day
and time
that the
Bible
graciously
warned us
about: The
Day of the
Lord, a time
period of
chaos and
destruction
such as the
world has
never seen.
It’s brought
upon the
earth due to
God’s
sovereign
allowance to
yield man up
to a
reprobate
mind.
It’s a time
of
tremendous
rebellion in
the face of
God. It
would be
very much
like someone
coming to
YOUR house
and walking
in and doing
every vile
thing they
could in
front of
your face,
despite your
convictions.
God’s Word
is like
gravity. His
wrath
assured,
when we
decide we
are free to
go another
way, God
will NOT be
mocked,
“Do
not be
deceived,
God is not
mocked; for
whatever a
man sows,
that he will
also reap”
(Galatians
6:7-8).
Same Sex
Marriage
Child Porn
Porn
Incest
Rape
Divorce
Adultery
Divide
Israel
Perverse
Entertainment
Debt
Gluttony
Addictions
Apostasy
Deception
Blasphemy
Violence
I’m telling
you, it’s
time to “get
out now!”
Get out of
what? Get
out of
living a
self-adulating
life that is
bringing
forth the
wrath of God
upon a
godless
world. The
godless
don’t know
better, but
you who are
worshipping
time after
time at a
golden calf,
you should
know better.
You once
heard the
gospel and
it pierced
your heart
and soul,
bringing
“new life.”
You have
heard how
you had
crucified
Jesus, how
you had
nailed Him
there by
your sins,
and how you
were guilty
as charged.
You have
heard how
Jesus,
knowing the
joy set
before Him,
endured the
cross
reconciling
lost mankind
back to God,
and
that
Great News
brought you
out of
darkness and
into the
Light.
Sadly,
somewhere
along the
way you were
“bewitched”
and now find
yourself
going
through the
religious
motions of
“church.”
You trust
that THAT is
enough to
appease the
God to whom
you pledged
your
allegiance
and that
singing some
songs and
listening to
a trendy
“sermon
series” is
equal to the
“Christian
life.”
THAT is NOT
the
“Christian
life!” We
were not
reconciled
to “church.”
We were
reconciled
to God. If
you “go to
church” but
aren’t going
to “meet
with God,”
why are you
going?
The golden
calf was
erected at a
time that
God had
instructed
ALL of
Israel to
come
directly to
Him and yet
the people
said to
Moses, “NO,
please go
and hear for
us and come
and tell.”
The danger
of that
mentality is
what I have
seen first
hand. When
the man you
entrust to
go “hear”
and come
tell, stops
going to God
Himself and
starts
mimicking
and
regurgitating
what is
trending,
then we too
end up
worshipping
at a golden
calf.
It’s very
important
that we do
not depend
upon man but
go directly
to God and
why would we
not? I mean
that is what
the cross
was all
about,
reconciling
lost mankind
back to one
on one
relationship
with Abba
Father
(atonement
equals AT
ONE WITH).
“My sheep
know My
voice.”
“Help us
Lord, to
hide your
Word in our
hearts that
we might not
sin against
You.”
Jesus said,
“Repent or
you will all
like wise
perish.”
GET OUT NOW!
HOW?
This is a
very sad
generation
and what
makes me the
saddest is
how
“bewitched”
this
generation
is. We are a
people who
DON’T
realize how
much we have
been
forgiven, so
therefore we
don’t love
that much.
When Jesus
came
proclaiming
repentance
it was for
the pure
recognition
that
self-striving
was coming
to an end,
because
the day of
rest was
present!
Every year
SINNERS were
working to
provide
their own
lamb without
spot or
wrinkle to
atone for
their sins,
but their
sacrifices
fell short
and because
of this,
every year
they would
have to
repeat the
process of
“working” to
present a
sacrifice
for sin.
Many use the
message of
repentance
to exalt or
magnify
selfish
behavior
over
regeneration,
instead of
joyfully
receiving
the free
gift of
“stop and
think” being
“changed”
(born
again).
Salvation is
a divine
revealing of
who Christ
is! It’s not
merely a
“change” of
behavior
like a
recovery
program
produces for
an
alcoholic,
although
regeneration
does produce
fruit worthy
of
repentance.
So many
struggle on
a
performance
treadmill
trying to
prove to
themselves
that they
have
“changed” or
“turned”
enough to
merit
recognition
in their own
minds to
“feel
assured”
because they
have been
bewitched
that
salvation is
by any human
effort.
Eyes on
Christ and
off of self
is the
gospel, eyes
on self to
fix self so
we can earn
the right to
be called
“Christian”
is the worst
kind of
place to
live! True
lasting
freedom is
ONLY found
in the
finished
work of the
cross of
Christ. He
did ALL the
work and
only by our
faith in Him
can we
JOYFULLY
enter into
the Kingdom.
It’s like
this: You
are getting
a monthly
bill that
says you owe
100 TRILLION
dollars, you
get one in
June, in
July, in
August in
September,
in October,
so on and so
on. But then
out of
nowhere you
get a notice
that that
says your
bill has
been PAID IN
FULL.
Nowhere is
there ANY
requirement
to add your
touch to
what had
already
taken place
but to
believe it
(repent) and
live
accordingly.
You do not
have to go
pay the man
back, in
fact it’s an
insult that
you would
think you
could. You
do not need
to live as
if the
weight of
that bill is
still upon
your life;
you’re
neglecting
the JOY of
being FREE!
Why do
people live
as if they
are still
under the
weight of
their sin,
when they
are not? Its
because
they’ve been
“bewitched.” Because
the pulpits
they are
under are
not telling
the whole
truth.
YES, Our sin
has a wage
and it comes
with a
terrible
penalty and
yes we are
ALL guilty,
and YES we
deserved
what we had
coming but
Jesus said,
“Not so
fast” and
went and
PAID IN FULL
what we had
coming. That
is GREAT
NEWS! You
might be
like I was
at one time.
I could
believe that
Jesus paid
for my sins
up until I
heard the
gospel, but
I felt like
I had to be
perfect to
earn back
what was
already paid
in full.
THAT IS A
LIE!
All of our
sins were
future tense
before we
were even
formed in
the womb.
Christ died
for us for
ALL our
sins. I can
NOT believe
how many
anxiety-filled
unbelieving
believers
there are
out there
today. I
would never
want my son
to run into
my bedroom
at 7 a.m. in
the morning
with an
anxiety
attack of,
“Dad, I
messed up,
are you
still my
dad, do you
still love
me?” And
considering
that I am a
sinner, how
much less
does a Holy
God who
adopted us
and
redeemed,
paying such
a tremendous
price NOT
want us to
be living in
guilt and
condemnation
when “there
is now NO
Condemnation
to those who
are in
Christ
Jesus!” Come
to your
senses, get
out of the
pigs pit and
get back to
living FREE
in Christ! I
write this
as if I was
writing to
my own
brother.
“That if
thou shalt
confess with
thy mouth
the Lord
Jesus, and
shalt
believe in
you heart
that God
hath raised
him from the
dead, thou
shalt be
saved [no
disclaimer
added]. For
with the
heart man
believeth
unto
righteousness;
and with the
mouth
confession
is made unto
salvation”
(Romans
10:9-10).
I’m not
saying you
had lost
your
salvation,
what I’m
saying is
somewhere
along your
walk and
journey you
stopped
believing
and trusting
and had lost
the joy of
your
salvation.
That’s a
BIG, BIG
deal,
because the
joy of the
Lord is our
strength and
with what it
seems is
coming, we
are going to
need all the
strength we
can get. We
might even
need to
prepare to
NOT love our
lives even
unto death
(and that
will take
tremendous
joy).
Okay, so now
what? Devote
yourself to
staying in
the Word,
getting
together
with like-
minded
believers,
breaking
bread and
living life
as if God is
right there,
because He
is. Prepare
your hearts
and minds
for the
coming
storms and
realize that
God’s Word
is true and
every man
outside of
Christ’s
Word is a
liar. Planet
Earth is not
going to get
better. So,
in the
meantime,
we need to
be about our
“Fathers
business”
growing in
grace and
knowledge,
sharing the
Great News
of the cross
and what
that means
to all who
will hear
and believe.
And as we
witness
things that
will cause
our carnal
man to be
tempted to
fear, “Look
up, for our
redemption
draws near.”
Soon, the
Lord Himself
will descend
with a shout
and call us
unto
Himself. He
is our
blessed
hope! I
don’t know
about you,
but I am so
thankful
this is not
our best
life now,
that I can
with great
joy, look
for a city
whose
Builder and
Maker is the
Lord!
“When we’ve
been there
ten
thousands of
years,
bright
shining as
the sun,
we’ve no
less days,
to sing
God’s praise
than when we
first
begun.”
Throughout
my life I
have been
told by many
coaches in
sports,
“Tim, get
your head
back in the
game!”
Dear Reader,
Prodigal,
Sleeper,
Seeker
Friendly
Pastor....
Wake UP,
count the
cost and get
your head
back in the
game!
“Set your
affection on
things
above, not
on things on
the earth”
(Colossians
3:2).
It doesn’t
get any
simpler than
that!
The enemies
of God can
take our
houses, our
cars, and
even our
lives, but
they can’t
take away
our eternal
salvation!
And a
hundred
years from
right now,
that will be
all that
truly
matters.
That is all
that should
matter now.
(IF we were
living in
Syria and
Egypt we’d
get that.)
“And they
knew not
until the
flood came
and took
them all
away.”
“Sudden
destruction.”
If we can
see the
writing on
the wall for
the Day of
the Lord, we
can know the
end of the
Church Age
is even at
the door. I
can almost
hear the
trumpet.
What an
amazing time
to be
watching and
praying.
Preach the
gospel!
Maranatha,
Tim Cameron